The World This Week - November 23rd, 2012 (part 2)

While the US fawns over Mohamed Mursi’s mediation role with Gaza, Egypt’s new president secures a tentative deal for a huge IMF loan and votes himself sweeping judicial powers. Also: the fall of Goma, why Cameron is putting himself in the firing line over Europe’s budget, and the implosion of France’s opposition.

Host of the show since 2010, this Franco-American was RFI’s West Africa bureau chief from 1995 to 1998. He plays it straight on all issues, except for les Bleus in rugby and ice hockey’s New York Rangers!

LAURA CELLIERPresenter

She’s a British journalist who previously worked for Bloomberg Television. At FRANCE 24, she hosts the weekly Inside the Americas, the fast-paced Live From Paris show and regularly hosts The Debate.